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Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane
Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane As slow-moving Tropical Storm Sally makes its way into the Gulf Coast with landfall expected in Louisiana early Tuesday morning, Sept. 15, there's a new system in the Atlantic that is expected to become a hurricane by midweek. Tropical Storm Teddy, the fifth active named storm in the Atlantic, now has maximum winds of about 40 miles per hour with higher gusts, but it's expected to strengthen and become a major hurricane by week's end, the National Hurricane Center said. It's the 19th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the earliest 19th named storm. It also marks…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic: Here's Latest Projected Path New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic: Here's Latest Projected Path
New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic: Here's Latest Projected Path The earliest "P" named tropical storm in recorded history is now in the Atlantic. Paulette has just been upgraded from a tropical depression. It's the 16th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.  The previous record was Philippe, which formed on Sept. 17, 2005. As of early Monday afternoon, Sept. 7, As of 11 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located about 1,370 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. It's moving west-northwest at around three miles per hour. M…

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There Are Two Tropical Storms In Atlantic: Here's Where Josephine, Newly Named Kyle Are Headed There Are Two Tropical Storms In Atlantic: Here's Where Josephine, Newly Named Kyle Are Headed
There Are Two Tropical Storms In Atlantic: Here's Where Josephine, Newly Named Kyle Are Headed There are now two tropical storms n the Atlantic Ocean, and they're heading in different directions. The National Hurricane Center announced on Thursday, Aug. 13 that it upgraded Tropical Depression Eleven to Tropical Storm Josephine. On Friday, Aug. 14, Kyle became the 11th named tropical system of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Unlike Josephine, it is well offshore and poses no threat to the East Coast. Josephine's center as of Saturday morning, Aug. 15, is located over the Atlantic Ocean about 310 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the area where t…

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2020 Hurricane Season Could Be One Of Most Active Ever, Forecasters Say In New Outlook 2020 Hurricane Season Could Be One Of Most Active Ever, Forecasters Say In New Outlook
2020 Hurricane Season Could Be One Of Most Active Ever, Forecasters Say In New Outlook The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is racking up storms at record speed. Hurricane turned Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced "ees-ah-EE-ahs") became the earliest storm to begin with an "I" on record. The previous record was set on Aug. 7, 2005. The first hurricane of the 2020 season, Hannah, became the earliest storm with an "H" name by nearly two weeks. Now, if a newly released revised forecast is accurate, get ready for Josephine, Kyle, Laura and Marco with more to come. (See image above.)  The remainder of the season will be "extremely active," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

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by Joe Lombardi